Edimax Technology NS-1500n User Manual

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Product Information…………………………………………………………………...5

1-1 Product Introduction……………………………………………………………………...5 1-2 Features…………………………………………………………………………………...5 1-3 Package Contents………………………………………………………………………..5 1-4 System Requirements……………………………………………………………………5

Chapter 2 Familiar with the NS-1500n…………………………………………………………...7

2-1 Back Panel………………………………………………………………………………..7 2-2 Front Panel………………………………………………………………………………..8

2-3 LED……………………………………………………...…………………………………9 Chapter 3 Device Installation……………………………………………………………………10 Chapter 4 Status………………………………………………………………………………….14

4-1 Status…………………………………………………………………………………….14

4-2 Log………………………………………………………………………………………..16

4-3 Notification……………………………………………………………………………….17 Chapter 5 Quick Setup…………………………………………………………………………...19

5-1 Build Disk (Partition & Format)………………………………………………………...19

5-2 Password………………………………………………………………………………...22

5-3 Network…………………………………………………………………………………..22

5-4 Storage Server Name…………………………………………………………………..23

5-5 Turn on Functions………………………………………………………………………24

5-6 Time Zone……………………………………………………………………………….25

5-7 Confirm Settings………………………………………………………………………...25

5-8 Apply Settings…………………………………………………………………………...26

5-9 Shared Folders Automatically Created by Quick Setup…………………………….28 Chapter 6 Basic…………………………………………………………………………………...29

6-1 Time Zone……………………………………………………………………………….29

6-2 Password………………………………………………………………………………...30 Chapter 7 Network………………………………………………………………………………..31

7-1 LAN……………………………………………………………………………………….31

7-2 WLAN…………………………………………………………………………………….33

7-3 Site Survey………………………………………………………………………………35

7-4 Security – WEP………………………………………………………………………….36

7-5 Security – WPA Pre-Shared Key……………………………………………………...37

7-6 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)………………………………………………………….38 Chapter 8 File/FTP Server……………………………………………………………………….40

8-1 Users……………………………………………………………………………………..40

8-2 Add a New User…………………………………………………………………………41

8-3 Groups……………………………………………………………………………………42

8-4 Add a New Group……………………………………………………………………….43

8-5 Server Settings………………………………………………………………………….44

8-6 Shared Folders………………………………………………………………………….46

8-7 Add/Edit Shared Folder………………………………………………………………...47

8-8 Browse Dialog………………………………………………………………………......49

8-9 Easy Send……………………………………………………………………………….51 Chapter 9 BT Download………………………………………………………………………….52

9-1 Add BT Torrent………………………………………………………………………….54

9-2 Advanced Setting……………………………………………………………………….56 Chapter 10 Web/FTP Download………………………………………………………………...57 Chapter 11 Download Manager…………………………………………………………………59

11-1 Start Download Manager……………………………………………………………..59

11-2 Search for Storage Server……………………………………………………………59

11-3 Login Storage Server………………………………………………………………….60

11-4 Manage Download Items……………………………………………………………..61

11-5 Add a Download Item…………………………………………………………………63

11-6 Main Menu……………………………………………………………………………..66

11-7 Tray Icon………………………………………………………………………………..67 Chapter12 iTunes Server………...………………………………………………………………68 Chapter 13 Media Server………………………………………………………………………...71 Chapter 14 Surveillance………………………………………………………………………….72

14-1 Add/Edit IP Camera…………………………………………………………………...73

14-2 Search Local IP Cameras…………………………………………………………….73

14-3 Basic Information of IP Camera…...…………………………………………………74

14-4 Video Information of IP Camera……………………………………………………..75

14-5 Recording Settings…………………………………………………………………….76

14-6 Schedule Settings……………………………………………………………………..77 Chapter 15 Tools………………………………………………………………………………….78

15-1 Storage Tools………………………………………………………………………….78

15-2 Check & Fix Disk………………………………………………………………………80

15-3 Auto Partition & Format……………………………………………………………….82

15-4 Add a Partition…………………………………………………………………………83

15-5 Storage Status…………………………………………………………………………84

15-6 Configuration Tools……………………………………………………………………85

15-7 Firmware Upgrade…………………………………………………………………….86

15-8 Reset……………………………………………………………………………………87

Chapter 16 Storage Server Management Wizard……………………………………….........88

16-1 Login the Storage Server……………………………………………………………..88

16-2 Quick Setup…………………………………………………………………………….90

16-3 Extension Functions…………………………………………………………………..90

16-4 Install Extension Function…………………………………………………………….90

16-5 Remove Extension Function…………………………………………………………94

16-6 Upgrade Firmware…………………………………………………………………….96 Chapter 17 NetDisk Explorer…………………………………………………………………99

17-1 Login the Storage Server……………………………………………………………99

17-2 Use the file server……………………………………………………………………101

17-3 Setup NetDisk Explorer……………………………………………………………..103

17-4 Use tools of NetDisk Explorer………………………………………………………104

17-5 Logout the Storage Server………………………………………………………….104

17-6 Exit the NetDisk Explorer……………………………………………………………104

17-7 Easy Send…………………………………………………………………………….105

17-8 Easy Send History…………………………………………………………………...107

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Chapter 1 Product Information

1-1 Product Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this Wireless 11n Compact Storage Server. This Compact Storage Server lets you easily share your files in your network. Simply plug your external hard disk to the Compact Storage Server, connect the LAN port to your network, and do some basic settings, and you're ready to share files. This Compact Storage Server provides a total solution for the Small and Medium-sized Business (SMB) and the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) markets, giving you an instant way to share and manage your files through network.

1-2 Features

 Built-in FTP and Samba server  Provides USB mass storage sharing function  Share files via FTP or Network Neighborhood  Supports FTP/ HTTP download agent  Supports P2P (BitTorrent) download  Supports UPnP/DLNA Media Server, iTunes Server  Supports Web Configuration  Firmware Upgradable  Supports Workgroup setup  Supports User Account management  Supports Samba, FTP share permission management  Supports HDD partition tool

1-3 Package Contents

 One Wireless 11n Compact Storage Server  One Quick Installation Guide  One Power Adapter  One Antenna  One UTP cable  One CDROM (Utility, Multi-language QIG & Manual)

1-4 System Requirements

 CPU: Intel Pentium III 750MHz above or Intel Celeron I GHz above  OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7  Browser: IE 6.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 7.2 or above, Firefox 2.0.0.3 or above  External USB Storage:  Flash drive x 1  Maximum 3.5” USB HDD x 1 (Capacity: up to 2TB)

Performance Notes:

We've packed a lot of neat functionality into a small, affordable package with this Wireless 11n Compact Storage Server. Here are some notes regarding the performance of your device.

- For the best disk performance, please follow the wizard to format your disk into either

FAT32 or EXT2 file system.

- Limit the number of simultaneous movie or music streams being served by the

Wireless 11n Compact Storage Server.

- Scanning your USB drives for music will slow down the Wireless 11n Compact Storage

Server. You'll get better performance when music scanning is turned off or after a scan is finished.

- Too much network traffic or wireless network interference can slow down file transfers

and media streaming.

Antenna SMA Connector

Release/Reset to default Button LAN Port

Power Jack

Chapter 2 Familiar with the NS-1500n

2-1 Back Panel

1) LAN Port

You should connect the LAN port of the NS-1500n to your hub/switch, or one LAN port of your router etc.

2) Power Jack

Plug the power adapter of the NS-1500n.

3) Release/R.T.D Button

Press this button release it immediately, the system will release the external USB hard disk attached to the storage server. After the Storage LED turns off, you can unplug the attached USB hard disk safely. Press this button for more than 5 seconds until the Storage LED starts to flash, the system will restore the factory default settings for the storage server and restart it.

4) Antenna SMA Connector

Attach the antenna of the NS-1500n to get good wireless signal.

USB Port

2-2 Front Panel

1) USB Port

The USB port allows you to share your files stored in the USB mass storage device plugged in.

Note: Please plug the external power of your USB mass storage devices before you connect them to the storage server.

LED

Light

Status

Description

Storage

Plugged USB mass storage device is ready for file server

Off

There is no plugged USB mass storage device

Slow

Flashing

Storage server is starting; or the used space of the USB mass storage is over 95%.

Fast

Flashing

The USB mass storage is full; or the storage server is restoring factory default settings; or some error happens.

LAN

LAN port is connected

Off

LAN port is unconnected

Flashing

Data is transferring through the network

WLAN

Wireless LAN is on and connected.

Off

Wireless LAN is disabled.

Flashing

Wireless LAN is enabled, but is not connected.

LAN LED

Storage LED WLAN LED

2-3 LED

On the top of the NS-1500n there are LEDs, which show the status of the NS-1500n. Below is the list of each LED and its description.

Chapter 3 Device Installation

This is a step-by-step instruction on how to start using the NS-1500n

1. Plug your USB hard disk to the USB port of the NS-1500n. If your USB hard disk has

external power adapter, please make sure that the external power adapter is plugged and is supplying power to your USB hard disk.

2. Connect the NS-1500n to your network as shown in the setup diagram below.

3. Plug the power adaptor to the NS-1500n as shown in the setup diagram below.

4. When the Storage LED is steady lit, the NS-1500n is ready.

5. There are two methods to setup the NS-1500n:

(1) Use the Windows-based Storage Server Management Wizard utility to do the basic setup; (2) Use the Web-based GUI to do the advanced setup, just go to the next step.

6. The default IP address of the NS-1500n is 192.168.2.5. The PC to setup the NS-1500n

should be in the same subnet as the NS-1500n. If the IP address of your PC is not in the range of 192.168.2.1~254, please modify the Windows IP address of your PC as following diagram. If you have used Windows-based Storage Server Wizard utility to setup the IP of the Storage Server, you can skip this step, because the IP of the Storage Server and your PC should be in the same subnet now.

Note: If you have to modify the Windows IP address of your PC, please remember the original Windows IP address settings of your PC. After you finished the whole quick setup procedure, you have to modify the Windows IP address settings of your PC back to the original values to make your PC work well.

7. Once the IP address of your PC is in the same subnet of the NS-1500n, enter the URL

of default IP address http://192.168.2.5 (default IP address of the NS-1500n) into your PC‟s web browser and press <enter>. If you have modified the IP of the NS-1500n by some way, for example, by using the Windows-based Storage Server Wizard utility, please use the new IP of the NS-1500n.

8. The login screen below will appear. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” and

then click <OK> to login.

Note: By default the user name is “admin” and the password is “1234”.

When you see the screen below, you are ready to setup the storage server.

Parameter

Description

System Time

Current system time.

MAC Address

The MAC address of this storage server.

Firmware Version

The version of storage server firmware.

Server Name

The name of this storage server. This is the file server name that shows in My Network Places on client computer.

Workgroup

The My Network Places group this file server will join.

Description

The description of this storage server.

IP Address

The IP address used by this storage server in your network.

Subnet Mask

The IP Subnet Mask of your LAN segment.

Gateway

The gateway IP address of your network.

Wireless Function

It shows if the wireless function is enabled.

Chapter 4 Status

4-1 Status

This page displays the status and basic information of the NS-1500n.

Status

The status of wireless connection

Mode

The wireless connection mode.

SSID

The SSID of wireless network.

Channel

The channel number of wireless network.

Security

The security type of wireless connection.

BSSID

The BSSID of the wireless interface.

Parameter

Description

Type

Logs are categorized into several types. Please select a suitable type of log that you want to check.

Key Words

You can enter key words here and click “Search” to let the system searches all log information that contain the key words.

Save

Click “Save” to download and save the log information into your PC.

Clear

Click “Clear” to clear the log information of the selected type.

|<<

Move to the first page of log.

Move to the previous page of log.

Move to the next page of log.

>>|

Move to the last page of log.

4-2 Log

This page displays the log information of the Storage Server.

Parameter

Description

E-mail Notification

Function

Select to enable/disable E-mail Notification Function.

Primary E-mail

The e-mail address of the e-mail box that will receive notification e-mail messages.

Secondary E-mail

The e-mail address of the e-mail box that will receive notification e-mail messages.

SMTP Server

The address of the SMTP Server that the storage server will use to send notification e-mail messages. You should refer to your email service provider for the correct address.

SMTP Port

The port number of the SMTP Server that the storage server will use to send notification e-mail messages. You should refer to your e-mail service provider for the correct port number.

Secure Connection

(SSL) is required

Select it if your e-mail service provider requires it.

Authentication

Required

Select it and fill in the login information below if your e-mail service provider requires you to provide user name and password when using the e-mail service.

Username

The user name required by SMTP server.

4-3 Notification

This page lets you to setup e-mail account that the storage server will use to send notification e-mail to you when the status of the storage server changes. You can assign two e-mail addresses (primary and secondary) for notification. Both e-mail boxes will receive the notification messages.

Password

The password required by SMTP server.

Confirm Password

The password required by SMTP server. It should be the same with the password above.

E-mail Subject

The subject of the e-mail notification messages sent by the storage server.

E-mail Language

The language of the content of the e-mail notification messages sent by the storage server.

Send a test

message

Click this button and the storage will send a test e-mail notification message to the provided e-mail boxes. If you receive the test e-mail notification message, it means your e-mail notification settings are correct.

E-mail Notification

Events

Select types of notifications that you want the storage server send to you by e-mail.

Chapter 5 Quick Setup

Quick Setup will guide you through the basic settings of the storage server step by step. When you click “Quick Setup” in the left menu, a Quick Setup window will pop up.

Note: If this is the first time the USB mass storage device is used in the storage server, the storage server will automatically erase old partitions and data in the USB mass storage device and re-create partition and format the USB mass storage device. Please make sure original valuable data in the USB mass storage device is backed up before doing Quick Setup.

5-1 Build Disk (Partition & Format)

If this is the first time that the hard disk drive is used in this Storage Server, select “AutoBuild Disks & Create Shared Folders”. If the hard disk drive was used in the Storage

Server before and you want to keep the data in the hard disk drive, select “Leave Disks Unchanged”. If the hard disk drive was used in the Storage Server before and you want to

erase all data and rebuild the disk, select “Clear & Rebuild All Disks”.

Click “Next” to go to the next step of Quick Setup.

Click “Cancel” to abort the Quick Setup. Any modified settings during this Quick Setup session will not take effect. If you select “Auto-Build Disks & Create Shared Folders” or “Clear & Rebuild All Disks”, the data in the hard disk drive will be ERASED. The following page let you to confirm it or abort the erasing operation. If you want to let the Storage Server build disk for you, please select the file system format to build.

Note: If you will move the USB hard disk to a Windows PC, you should select FAT32 as file system format. But FAT32 file system has a limitation that the max size of each file is 4GB. If the USB hard disk is dedicate for the Storage Server and will not be moved to a Windows PC, EXT2 file system format is recommended, because it does not have 4GB file size limitation.

Click “Prev” to go to the previous step of Quick Setup. Click “Next” to go to the next step of Quick Setup. Click “Cancel” to abort the Quick Setup. Any modified settings during this Quick Setup session will not take effect.

5-2 Password

Enter the new password of storage server. A valid password should consist of 0~30 alphanumeric characters. The “New Password” and the “Confirm Password” should be the same.

5-3 Network

Setup the IP address and DNS address of the storage server. You can manually assign IP address or let the storage server to obtain IP address from DHCP server automatically.

5-4 Storage Server Name

Assign a name to the storage server. A valid storage server name consists of 4~15 case sensitive alphanumeric and underline characters.

5-5 Turn on Functions

Select functions that you want to turn on.

5-6 Time Zone

Select the time zone of your location. During this configuration, the storage server will synchronize its time with your computer and remember it. After this configuration, the storage server will also automatically try to synchronize its time with public time server in Internet every time when it restarts.

5-7 Confirm Settings

List the setting values of Quick Setup for your confirmation.

Click “Prev” to go to the previous step of Quick Setup. Click “Apply” to make all the settings of Quick Setup take effect. Click “Cancel” to abort the Quick Setup. Any modified settings during this Quick Setup session will not take effect.

5-8 Apply Settings

After you click “Apply” in the confirmation page, the following page will display and the Quick Setup will start to apply the settings to the storage server. It will take several minutes to apply the settings.

After the Quick Setup settings values are applied, the storage server will restart and the following page will display. Please wait for a while.

Click “Finish” after the storage server restarts.

5-9 Shared Folders Automatically Created by Quick Setup

Quick Setup will automatically create some shared folders for you. The shared folder names and their usage are listed as follows:

 Public_USB1: You can access “Public_USB1” anonymously with reading and writing

privilege by FTP and Windows My Network Places (Samba). The absolute path in the

storage server of “Public_hdd1” is “[USB1]C:\Public\”.

 Media: The folder “Media” is located under the “Public_USB1” folder, so the folder

“Media” is also anonymously accessible by FTP and Windows My Network Places

(Samba) with reading and writing privilege. The media files in “Media” folder can be

accessed by iTunes and DLNA compliant media adapters like Sony PS3, Xbox

360…etc. The absolute path in the storage server of folder “Media” is

“[USB1]C:\Public\Media\”.

 Image: The folder “Image” is located under the “Public_USB1\Media” folder, so the

folder “Image” is also anonymously accessible by FTP and Windows My Network

Places (Samba) with reading and writing privilege. The image files in “Image” folder

can be accessed by DLNA compliant media adapters like Sony PS3, Xbox 360…etc.

The absolute path in the storage server of folder “Image” is

“[USB1]C:\Public\Media\Image\”.

 Music: The folder “Music” is located under the “Public_USB1\Music” folder, so the

folder “Music” is also anonymously accessible by FTP and Windows My Network

Places (Samba) with reading and writing privilege. The music files in “Music” folder

can be accessed by iTunes and DLNA compliant media adapters like Sony PS3, Xbox

360…etc. The absolute path in the storage server of folder “Music” is

“[USB1]C:\Public\Media\Music\”.

 Video: The folder “Video” is located under the “Public_USB1\Media” folder, so the

folder “video” is also anonymously accessible by FTP and Windows My Network

Places (Samba) with reading and writing privilege. The video files in “Video” folder can

be accessed by DLNA compliant media adapters like Sony PS3, Xbox 360…etc. The

absolute path in the storage server of folder “Video” is “[USB1]C:\Public\Media\Video\”.

Parameter

Description

Set Time Zone

Select the time zone of the country you are living. The storage server will set its time based on your selection.

Time Server

Address

You can manually assign time server address if the default time server does not work.

Chapter 6 Basic

The basic configurations include the Time Zone and Password setup pages.

6-1 Time Zone

The Time Zone allows this storage server to base its time on the settings configured here. This will affect functions such as update time of files stored in this storage server.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations.

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